Princess Gracie, Miss Bonita Bills

Princess Gracie has been attending the shrimp festivals for almost 11 years, she has watched both of her sisters participate in the pageant and has been excited to participate since she was a little girl, this is her second year as a princess in the pageant. Gracie is 17 and a senior in high school, she is currently homeschooled and plans on attending cosmetology school after graduation. Princess Gracie currently works at Loveboat ice cream. She volunteers at her church on Sundays and Wednesdays with her family. In her free time, she enjoys working out and she also owns her own business reselling online. She was sad that the shrimp parade did not go on last year due to the hurricane, she and her family are beach locals and were heavily impacted from it, her family owns a local construction business so during this time she was working on cleaning out and demoing houses while passing out sandwiches and water to first responders and neighbors. She is so excited for the shrimp parade this year and hopes the tradition continues for many years to come!